<div>Hi! My name's Lauren, I'm in my final year of my BA (Hons) Photography course at UCA and I'm hoping to raise some extra funds to cover the costs of producing my graduate work.
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<div>Over the last 8 months I've been working intensively and closely with musicians to document any and all moments. Of these 8 months, 5 have been spent with one musician, who is the focus of my final piece.
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<div>My outcome will be a photobook, with additional text, scans and relevant information to build a narrative of my time with Tmdistant. Think artist features in magazines, but over a longer period of time and more access to the subject. I've spoken with Tmdistant and some of those closest to him for deeply personal accounts about life as a smaller musician, and balancing the dual identity of musician and normal life.
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<div>The intensive nature of the project has meant I have had less time to work outside of my studies, and had a significant increase in my monthly expenses. So far, the project has been entirely self-funded, with the exception of occasional help from friends to cover travel. Living in what feels like the middle of nowhere (Guildford) without a car means I've spent hundreds of pounds on Trainline and TFL alone for this project.
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<div>I've absolutely loved having the freedom to create something I'm so passionate about at university. The work will be exhibited in our UCA Farnham grad show (9th-20th June 2026) and at a London show (9th-12th July). These exhibitions come with costs, from venue hire to printing.
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<div>I will be exhibiting a large framed print alongside my book, which (time-permitting) will be hand-bound. My estimated costs are currently £300-400 for the printing/installing stages of the work.
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<div>Any donated funds would contribute directly to these costs, travel expenses and the cost to reprint the book for sale post-university.
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Funding Lauren's Graduate Work

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Funding Lauren's Graduate Work

Just £248 to go!
Make an impact.